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John 7:18

He that speaketh of himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh his glory that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

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ὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.ἀφ’aphofἀπό (apo)preposition — “of”G575from, away from.ofἑαυτοῦheautouhimselfἑαυτοῦpersonal pronoun, genitive, singular, masculine — “himself”, the of-formG1438himself, herself, itself.This verse uses “himself”.himselfλαλῶνlalōnto speakλαλέω (laleō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to speak”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2980(I talk, chatter in classical Greek, but in NT a more dignified word) I speak, say.This verse uses “speak”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δόξανdoxangloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.gloryτὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.ἰδίανidianone's ownἴδιος (idios)adjective, accusative, singular, feminine — “one's own”, the object formG2398one's own, belonging to one, private, personal; one's own people, one's own family, home, property.This verse uses “one's own”.ζητεῖzēteihe that seekethζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “he that seeketh”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.he that seekethὁhotheὁarticle, nominative, singular, masculine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdebutδέconjunction — “but”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “but”.ζητῶνzētōnto seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active participle, nominative, singular, masculine — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.τὴνtēntheὁ (ho)article, accusative, singular, feminine — “the”, the object formG3588the, the definite article.δόξανdoxanhis gloryδόξα (doxa)noun, accusative, singular, feminine — “his glory”, the object formG1391honor, renown; glory, an especially divine quality, the unspoken manifestation of God, splendor.his gloryτοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.πέμψαντοςpempsantosthat sentπέμπω (pempō)verb, aorist active participle, genitive, singular, masculine — “that sent”, a single actionG3992I send, transmit, permit to go, put forth.that sentαὐτὸνautonhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, accusative, singular, masculine — “him”, the object formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὗτοςhoutossameοὗτοςdemonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, masculine — “same”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.the sameἀληθήςalēthēstrueἀληθήςadjective, nominative, singular, masculine — “true”, the subject formG227unconcealed, true, true in fact, worthy of credit, truthful.This verse uses “true”.trueἐστινestinisεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “is”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.isκαὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.ἀδικίαadikiaunrighteousnessἀδικίαnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “unrighteousness”, the subject formG93injustice, unrighteousness, hurt.ἐνeninἐνpreposition — “in”G1722in, on, among.inαὐτῷautōhimαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, masculine — “him”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.himοὐκouknoοὐ (ou)adverb — “no”G3756no, not.ἔστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

'He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

He that speaketh from himself seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, the same is true, and no unrighteousness is in him.

Young’s Literal Translation

'He who is speaking from himself his own glory doth seek, but he who is seeking the glory of him who sent him, this one is true, and unrighteousness is not in him;

World English Bible

He who speaks from himself seeks his own glory , but he who seeks the glory of him who sent him is true , and no unrighteousness is in him .

Darby Translation

He that speaks from himself seeks his own glory; but he that seeks the glory of him that has sent him, he is true, and unrighteousness is not in him.

Douay-Rheims

He that speaketh of himself, seeketh his own glory: but he that seeketh the glory of him that sent him, he is true, and there is no injustice in him.

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